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Welcome, all branches of the Barlar/Barlow family to Barlar.org, where
our objective is to collect and maintain on the Internet as much
information about the history of our family as possible -- the lineage of William Henry Barlow (Barlar) of NC and Giles County, TN., and his wife, Susan Frances (Phillips).

For those of
you attempting to discover new details about your ancestors, we hope there will
be useful information in the materials already gathered here that will help
further your research; and we invite all who have additional
information about our family's roots to contact us. We'll be happy to
post any updates.

The Barlar Surname:

In
2004, confirming what the Barlar family had largely always been told, a
genetic DNA test conducted on Larry J. Barlar (one of William Henry
Barlow's great grandsons) proved beyond any doubt that Barlar is actually
not our family surname.

The test verified that the name, Barlar, which began to be widely used by William Henry Barlow's descendants
sometime after 1860, was a departure from the true lineage. While it
is not our original surname, it has nevertheless remained in use by
most, though not all, members of this particular branch of the family for
almost 150 years.

Further discoveries from the DNA test were that our Giles County, Tennessee
branch of the Barlow (Barlar) family actually descends from the Isle of Wight, Virginia Barlow lineage, and that we are also closely related to both, the Alfred Hirton Barlow of North Carolina lineage and the Richard of West Virginia lineage, as well as the John Barlow (1784/95 - 18 ) of VA or NC lineage,
which eventually migrated to Lawrenceburg, TN.

Additional details from the DNA test result
are available by clicking on the DNA Test Results link in the main menu
of this website.

Thanks To Our Veterans!!

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William Henry Facts:

. Census records most consistently list NC as the birth place of William Henry Barlow in 1822 or 1823.

. The
estimated date of William Henry Barlow's marriage to Susan Frances
Phillips is between 1850 & 1853. Their permanent home was in Giles County,
Tennessee, and they were the parents of 7 sons, 2 daughters, and 1 deceased
infant (gender unknown).

. William
Henry Barlow's death occurred in March 1897 in Brick Church, TN.
Influenza was the stated cause and burial was in Brick Church, TN., in the Marsh-Haywood Cemetery.